Legal Opinion
Giragosian v. Bettencourt
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 29, 2010No. 09-2001PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Paul Giragosian appeals from a district court order dismissing his Bivens action against Wayne Bettencourt, a regulatory inspection officer employed by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”). 1 In that action, Giragosian argued that Bettencourt’s warrantless inspection of Giragosian’s gun shop at the request of the local police department violated the Fourth Amendment. The district court held that Bettencourt was entitled to qualified immunity on Giragosian’s constitutional claim and granted Bettencourt’s motion to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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